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Nami with Thresh

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How to Synergize Nami and Thresh

based on 59 Nami with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
25.4 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nami has gone into battle with Thresh in 59 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Nami synergize with Thresh. It is very rare for Nami to play with Thresh on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.1% of matches with Nami.

Nami Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Thresh. Normally, she wins a lowly 25.4% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Nami when fighting on the same team as Thresh by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateDawncore

Optional Items

Dream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Nami and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Nami with Thresh

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Advice to Understand How Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Nami Thresh Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
25.4 %
VS
Win Rate
74.6 %
Thresh Image
1.9
< Kills >
1.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.3
13.8
< Assists >
15.2
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
34
< Minions Killed >
24
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.55
944
< Physical Damage >
855
8,771
< Magic Damage >
8,267
713
< True Damage >
557
10,429
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
17,855
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,484
< Gold Earned >
8,444
1.63
< Towers >
2.22
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,367
< Total Healing >
10,128
11,094
< Experience >
10,716
49
< Vision Score >
58
22
< Wards Placed >
25
212
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Thresh as Nami in LoL

The Nami Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nami sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Thresh. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Thresh helps Nami perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nami plays on the same team as Thresh, she observes a sizeable uptick in her total damage output. This difference may signal that Thresh provides cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played alongside Thresh on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Thresh. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Thresh.

Additionally, when Nami plays with Thresh on the same side, she often takes more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Thresh does a poor job of covering Nami during teamfights.

Synergies between Nami and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Thresh

Is Nami better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no perfect ally for Nami that will no matter what be her top teammate. However, overall, Thresh is a terrible ally for Nami. By locking into the same side as Nami, he decreases their win rate by -23.7% to 25.4%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Nami and Thresh that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Thresh has a greater difficulty than Nami. That means you should be very careful when finding Thresh comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Together, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Although, by bringing Nami and Thresh together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a lot of AD. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Thresh teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Thresh, we analyzed 59 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Nami with Thresh comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to work well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Nami and Thresh synergy build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Dawncore. When Nami used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Thresh than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 25.4% helping carry Thresh with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 25.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Nami with Thresh synergy tips and stats for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games played with these champs.